2018-19 WOMEN's BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2018-19 Schedule/Results
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@uciwbb /uciwbb 2018-19 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES @uciwbb MEDIA RELATIONS: Andrea Ohta // PHONE: (949) 824-9474 // EMAIL: [email protected] // www.ucirvinesports.com UC IRVINE (17-7, 7-5 Big West) at CAL STATE FULLERTON (12-13, 4-8 Big West) 2018-19 Schedule/Results WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27 // 7:00 PM (PST) // TITAN GYM (4,000) - FULLERTON, CALIF. Overall record: 17-7 // Big West Record: 7-5 Home: 9-3 // Away: 6-4 // Neutral: 2-0 2018-19 Record 17-7 (7-5 Big West) Video BigWest.tv Head Coach Tamara Inoue Radio KUCI 88.9 FM / KUCI.org Record at UCI 40-47, 3rd year PBP Announcer Brandon Marcus NOVEMBER Career Record (NCAA DI) Same Live Stats ucirvinesports.com 7 Wed. Life Pacific W, 105-31 All-Time Series UCI leads, 40-38 13 Tues. UNLV W, 57-55 2018-19 Record 12-13 (4-8 Big West) Series at CSF CSF leads, 21-14 16 Fri. at Pepperdine Postponed Head Coach Jeff Harada Streak UCI won 4 Record at CSF 20-34, 2nd year Last Meeting UCI 65, CSF 61 20 Tues. Southern Utah W, 75-58 Career Record (NCAA DI) Same at UCI (2/9/19) 23 Fri. ^ vs. LIU Brooklyn W, 84-71 24 Sat. ^ vs. Indiana State W, 77-61 29 Thurs. Cal State Bakersfield W, 85-78 ‘EATERS SET FOR OC BATTLE WEDNESDAY AT CAL STATE FULLERTON The UC Irvine women’s basketball team makes the short trip to Cal State Fullerton for a battle of the Big West Conference’s DECEMBER Orange County schools on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Titan Gym. 2 Sun. at San Jose State W, 74-66 7 Fri. San Diego State L, 78-70 STORYLINES 16 Sun. at Portland W, 84-69 • UC Irvine ranks first in the Big West with a 74.0 free throw percentage and has made 29-33 (88%) FTs in the last two games. 18 Tues. at Portland State W, 73-68 • UCI was in the College Insider Mid-Major’s top-25 poll for nine consecutive weeks (Dec. 4-Feb. 12) with a high ranking of 15th. 21 Fri. at #7 Oregon L, 115-69 • The Anteaters (17-7) own their best record through 24 games since 1984-85 when they were 19-5. 29 Sat. Seattle U W, 65-60 • Through Feb. 25, the ‘Eaters are fourth in the nation in turnover margin, eighth in turnovers forced and 16th in steals. • UC Irvine has forced at least 20 turnovers 16 times, and had a season-high 36 against Life Pacific on Nov. 7. JANUARY • The Anteaters have trailed by double digits 11 times this year, but came back to win five of those games. 5 Sat. * at Cal Poly W, 75-59 • Nine of the team’s 10 active roster members have logged 10+ minutes per contest, while six are averaging at least 5.0 ppg. 12 Sat. * CSUN W, 65-61 • Jordan Sanders, who has 13 20-point games this year, ranks sixth in single-season school history with 474 points. 17 Thurs. * at UC Riverside L, 88-72 • Sanders is second in the Big West and 18th in the nation with 20.6 ppg. 19 Sat. * at UC Davis L, 80-57 • She has reached 20 in each of the last three games, upping her average to 23.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg during that stretch. 26 Sat. * Cal Poly W, 73-57 • On Dec. 18, Sanders netted a career-high 34 points (15-25 FG) at Portland State. 31 Thurs. * UC Santa Barbara W, 74-68 • Her 34 points are tied for the fifth-most in UCI single-game history, while her 15 made field goals rank third. • Andee Ritter broke a single-game school record with eight 3-pointers made in a 73-57 win over Cal Poly on Jan. 26. FEBRUARY • She has 190 career threes, putting her just eight away from tying and nine from breaking UCI’s 26-year old all-time record. 7 Thurs. * Hawai‘i L, 70-68 • Ritter is also second in the conference with 2.3 steals/game and is third in program history with 181 career takeaways. 9 Sat. * Cal State Fullerton (E3) W, 65-61 • Lauren Saiki ranks second in the conference and is among the top-50 in all of NCAA Division I with 5.0 assists per outing. 14 Thurs. * at Long Beach State W, 48-46 16 Sat. * at UC Santa Barbara L, 71-52 WITH A WIN… 21 Thurs. * at Hawai‘i W, 53-48 • UC Irvine would sweep Fullerton for the second year in a row and improve to 5-1 against the Titans in the Tamara Inoue era. 23 Sat. * UC Riverside L, 66-65 • The ‘Eaters would secure their 18th win, tying last year’s squad for the fourth-most victories in a season in program history. 27 Wed. * at Cal State Fullerton 7 p.m. BIG WEST STANDINGS MARCH • UC Davis (11-1) can clinch the No. 1 seed with two wins this week, or one win plus a loss for both UC Riverside and CSUN. 2 Sat. * UC Davis 2 p.m. • The ‘Eaters (7-5) are currently in fourth, sitting a game behind the Highlanders and Matadors, who play each other Thursday. 6 Wed. * at CSUN 7 p.m. • Hawai‘i (7-6) is also in the mix for one of the top seeds as they are a half-game behind UCI. 9 Sat. * Long Beach State 2 p.m. • The top-two seeds receive a double-bye into the Big West semifinals at Honda Center on March 15. • The No. 3 and 4 seeds earn a bye into the Big West quarterfinals, which will be held at the Bren Events Center on March 13. * Big West Conference game ^ GCU Thanksgiving Classic (Phoenix, Ariz.) LAST TIME OUT: UC Irvine found itself on the wrong end of a 66-65 thriller as UC Riverside hit a last second three to steal the win at the Bren Events Center last Saturday. Jordan Sanders led the Anteaters with her fourth double-double of the season, Home games in bold played at Bren Events Center finishing with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Lauren Saiki added 12 points, five boards, four assists and three steals. E3 = ESPN3 broadcast All times listed are Pacific PROBABLE STARTERS (Based on previous game) No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG Notes 3 Lauren Saiki Jr. G 5-3 11.5 5.0* Dished out 5+ assists in a game 13 times this season 10 Andee Ritter Sr. G 6-0 9.8 3.9 Set a single-game school-record with 8 3FG vs. Cal Poly 11 Tahlia Garza So. F 6-2 4.6 4.6 Fourth in the conference with 2.3 offensive boards/game 14 Yazzy Sa’Dullah Jr. G 5-7 3.8 1.7 Had a season-best 19 pts, 4 rebs & 4 steals vs. CSUN 34 Jordan Sanders So. F 5-11 20.6 7.2 Ranks 2nd in the Big West & 18th in the nation in scoring * Assists per game UCI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS 2018-19 UCI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER GENERAL INFORMATION #3 LAUREN SAIKI Guard // 5-3 // Jr. // Monterey Park, Calif. (West Virginia/Mark Keppel HS) // Sociology Location Irvine, Calif. • Played for Cal Storm Team Taurasi Enrollment 36,032 (Fall 2018) PPG APG MPG FG% FT% • Competed in Taekwondo from the age of seven to 13 Founded 1962 (Opened 1965) 11.5 5.0 26.8 37.9 72.4 • Transferred from West Virginia to be closer to home Nickname Anteaters • Dad picked #3 for her as a kid because his b-day is 3/3 Colors Blue & Gold Conference Big West #5 BROOKE BAYMAN Guard // 5-5 // Jr. // Los Angeles, Calif. (Junipero Serra HS) // Sociology Chancellor Howard Gillman, Ph.D. PPG APG MPG FG% FT% • Minoring in education and drama Interim Athletic Director/SWA Paula Smith • Cheerleader for 8 years before focusing on basketball 5.4 2.1 18.8 34.5 73.4 Home Arena Bren Events Center (5,000) • Enjoys photography and dancing • Chose UCI for the academics, location and coaches Website ucirvinesports.com Twitter twitter.com/uciwbb #10 ANDEE RITTER Guard // 6-0 // Sr. // Medford, Ore. (South Medford HS) // Sociology Instagram instagram.com/uciwbb • UCI’s single-game & season record holder in 3FG made PPG RPG MPG FG% FT% Facebook facebook.com/uciwbb • Started playing basketball at the age of six 9.8 3.9 31.9 30.7 89.4 • Also grew up playing the cello and piano COACHING INFORMATION • Has 3 sisters and 1 brother; She is the second youngest Head Coach Tamara Inoue, 3rd year Alma Mater Long Beach State, 2002 #11 TAHLIA GARZA Forward // 6-2 // So. // Morgan Hill, Calif. (Archbishop Mitty HS) // Sociology Record at UCI 40-47 • Started playing basketball in middle school PPG RPG MPG FG% FT% Career Record Same • People told her to join the team because she was tall 4.6 4.6 20.1 50.0 69.0 Assistant Coach Cecilia Russell-Nava, 3rd year • Ranked as the 16th-best recruit at her position by ESPN Assistant Coach Jualeah Woods, 2nd year • Did musical theater for 10 years Assistant Coach Justin Wilson, 2nd year #14 YAZZY SA’DULLAH Guard // 5-7 // Jr. // Burbank, Calif. (West Virginia/Burbank HS) // Sociology Director of Operations Amanda Delgado, 3rd year • Born in Minnesota PPG RPG MPG FG% FT% Athletic Trainer Katy Cohen, 3rd year • Skied and figure skated until she was 11 years old 3.8 1.7 17.5 28.6 74.1 • Also lived in Las Vegas (Middle School) & Burbank (HS) TEAM INFORMATION • Her father is a rapper/songwriter/producer 2017-18 Overall Record 18-14 2017-18 Big West Record 10-6 (3rd) #15 ALEXUS SEATON Guard // 5-10 // So.